The Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences (CRiLLS) hosts one of the largest communities of researchers in linguistics and language sciences in the country, with approximately 40 staff and 220 postgraduate students.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, our linguistics research was ranked an impressive third in the UK terms of research power, that is a combination of the quality of research produced and the number of active researchers.

Our research specialisms include: syntax (comparative, evolutionary, historical, acquisitional), phonology, morphology, phonetics, semantics-pragmatics and discourse analysis, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, dialectology and corpus-based research. Our research covers a good range of languages, including Arabic, English (in all its forms), French, German, Greek, Italian, Quechua, Scandic languages, Spanish and Welsh.

For 2011 entry we expect to have one studentship in linguistics available through the AHRC's Research Preparation Master's scheme. This scheme supports students undertaking Master's courses that focus on advanced study and research training explicitly intended to provide a foundation for further research at doctoral level. Full and partial awards are available through this scheme. A full award covers fees and an annual, tax free stipend of up to £9,490 (2011/12 rates). A partial award covers fees only. If you are a part time student, support is pro rata. To see if you would be eligible for a full or partial award, please see the AHRC's student eligibility criteria.

Eligibility

You should meet the AHRC's student eligibility criteria* and be intending to undertake one of the following programmes at Newcastle University in September 2011:

MLitt Linguistics

MA Linguistics and Language Acquisition

MA English Language and Linguistics

MA Linguistics of European Languages

*Please note that if you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you will not be eligible for this funding.

Person Specification

You will normally have at least an upper-second-class Honours degree in a relevant subject, depending on the specific programme, e.g. linguistics, a foreign language, English language or other relevant subject. Please see relevant programme for further details of suitable subject. Candidates without this qualification may be interviewed to assess their suitability on the basis of a sample of written work and/or interview. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 7.0 (6.5 in the case of the MA Linguistics of European Languages), TOEFL 100 (Internet-based) or 600 (paper-based), or equivalent. Applicants whose IELTS score is between 6.0 and 7.0, or equivalent, at the time of application must complete an appropriate pre-sessional English language course at INTO Newcastle University.

Further Information

For further information including contact details and the application and selection process please see www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/search/list/ahrc-rpm-ling.
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